NORTH KOREA VS NEW GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	NEW GUINEA		NORTH KOREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
Coronary Heart Disease	1	17,893	2	31,342	- 13,449
Stroke	2	13,336	1	49,648	- 36,312
Lung Disease	3	11,879	3	26,178	- 14,299
Diabetes Mellitus	4	11,866	14	3,671	+ 8,195
Tuberculosis	5	10,390	4	17,417	- 7,027
Influenza and Pneumonia	6	6,793	6	6,231	+ 562
Malaria	7	6,403	69	0	+ 6,403
Diarrhoeal diseases	8	6,008	40	374	+ 5,633
Asthma	9	4,822	22	1,439	+ 3,383
Low Birth Weight	10	4,349	25	1,208	+ 3,141
Birth Trauma	11	3,936	32	736	+ 3,200
Road Traffic Accidents	12	2,894	7	6,210	- 3,316
Hypertension	13	2,868	8	5,368	- 2,500
Rheumatic Heart Disease	14	2,806	17	2,093	+ 713
Violence	15	2,536	28	1,082	+ 1,453
Congenital Anomalies	16	2,488	29	991	+ 1,497
Breast Cancer	17	1,999	23	1,366	+ 633
Kidney Disease	18	1,798	12	3,959	- 2,161
Cervical Cancer	19	1,740	33	704	+ 1,036
Other Injuries	20	1,693	20	1,531	+ 162
Liver Cancer	21	1,686	9	5,326	- 3,640
Liver Disease	22	1,635	10	4,506	- 2,872
Lung Cancers	23	1,628	5	11,893	- 10,265
HIV/AIDS	24	1,600	31	753	+ 847
Oral Cancer	25	1,518	37	513	+ 1,006
Falls	26	1,313	18	1,801	- 488
Fires	27	1,277	46	253	+ 1,024
Stomach Cancer	28	1,170	13	3,771	- 2,601
Colon-Rectum Cancers	29	1,165	15	3,232	- 2,067
Maternal Conditions	30	1,101	47	252	+ 849
Skin Cancers	31	1,090	51	168	+ 922
Lymphomas	32	923	35	560	+ 364
Alzheimers & Dementia	33	898	11	4,340	- 3,442
Meningitis	34	848	49	207	+ 641
Peptic Ulcer Disease	35	789	19	1,712	- 923
Prostate Cancer	36	746	48	219	+ 527
Suicide	37	677	16	2,407	- 1,730
Leukemia	38	663	30	965	- 302
Pertussis	39	648	61	34	+ 614
Drownings	40	627	27	1,126	- 499
Measles	41	622	65	4	+ 619
Syphilis	42	612	58	54	+ 558
Inflammatory/Heart	43	599	34	684	- 85
Oesophagus Cancer	44	521	24	1,222	- 701
Parkinson's Disease	45	483	26	1,155	- 672
Ovary Cancer	46	469	36	532	- 63
Endocrine Disorders	47	401	39	452	- 51
Malnutrition	48	351	43	317	+ 34
Skin Disease	49	330	52	158	+ 172
Poisonings	50	318	41	366	- 49
Epilepsy	51	289	45	266	+ 24
Pancreas Cancer	52	279	21	1,525	- 1,246
Alcohol	53	245	44	304	- 60
Bladder Cancer	54	216	38	500	- 284
Uterin Cancer	55	212	53	138	+ 74
Tetanus	56	125	62	28	+ 97
Encephalitis	57	80	54	117	- 37
Hepatitis B	58	71	55	68	+ 2
Appendicitis	59	53	57	57	- 4
Other Neoplasms	60	40	59	44	- 4
Drug Use	61	33	42	356	- 323
Hepatitis C	62	21	64	10	+ 10
Ascariasis	63	18	67	1	+ 17
Dengue	64	17	76	0	+ 17
Rheumatoid Arthritis	65	14	50	198	- 185
Multiple Sclerosis	66	13	60	40	- 27
Diphtheria	67	8	68	0	+ 8
Upper Respiratory	68	5	56	67	- 62
War	69	2	63	16	- 14
Chlamydia	70	2	66	1	+ 0
Otitis Media	71	0	70	0	+ 0
Leprosy	72	0	71	0	- 0
Schistosomiasis	73	0	74	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	74	0	75	0	- 0
Chagas disease	75	0	72	0	- 0
Trypanosomiasis	76	0	73	0	- 0
Iodine Deficiency	77	0	79	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	78	0	77	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	79	0	78	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	80	0	83	0	- 0
Depression	81	0	84	0	- 0
Anemia	82	0	85	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	83	0	86	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	84	0	80	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	85	0	81	0	- 0
Oral conditions	86	0	82	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to NORTH KOREA

New Guinea

North Korea

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.